Cheapest recipies.

SunshineBear

Thanks Pink-winged, I did wonder where it had gone.

lucylema

I have a few things which need to be paid for this June so will have £4.30 per day to spend for the month. I need to do dinners for very few pennies and thinking of buying per day/couple of days.

I have a couple of jars of tom pasta sauce, rice, pasta and thats just about it.

I am cooking for two adults who are basically pigs lol!

I don't eat fish so they are out of the equasion (sp). Anyone have any yummy recipes???

Thanks

flutterbyuk25

Have a lookie at this website for ideas

http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/index.html

x

happy35

my oh and son like the 9p curry sauce from sainsburys, with 1 frozen chicken breast and some veg mixed in maked a cheap meal.

you could buy some cheaper cuts of meat or a tin of corned beef and make some cheap casseroles

quintwins

you could get some mince and make spag bol/chilli/sheperds pie/tacos/mince pie

you could also do a rubber chicken, so roast, casarole/curry and then added to pasta and make soup from the bones

or you could make stew (with beef shin is very cheap and you don't need much)

and remeber the non meat otions are very cheap, omlettes, quiche, pasta, good old beans on toast or chips and egg

Be_Nice

You can eat well on that budget, I would batch cook (cook double/treble or more than you need and freeze the leftovers).

I would suggest things like shepherds pie, casseroles, stew, chilli, curry. If you buy bigger packs they are normally cheaper so your money will go further.

Search the board for Batch Cooking, Cooking for the Freezer etc

There are lots of good links in the post http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=44033526&postcount=2

Pink.

Hi lucylema,

As your thread has dropped down the board I've added it to the main thread on cheap meals which has lots of recipes and links that may help.

Pink

Bella79

My comfort cheap recipe is

mash pots
bacon fried with onions
little cheese
and can cheap beans

Just layer the pot, bacon, and beans into a dish, quite deep , top with cheese and pop in oven yummy !

mamlv

Hello everyone
I found your forum while looking for inexpensive recipes online.

I have one that you may find useful. I'm in Canada but I don't think that should make any difference with the recipe


Touched By An Angel Vegetable Soup
Here is a wonderful basic full of nutrition meal I learned years a go from the show Touched by an Angel. Its so incredibly simple and very, very tasty too. Easy to remember because the # count is the same for all ingredients.

2 tomatoes (or use a large can of tomatoes, diced, crushed or whole...your choice)
2 potatoes
2 onions (you might find one is enough)
2 carrots (cut anyway you like)
salt & pepper to taste
Approx 4-6 cups of water


Let this simmer for 30-60 mins and you have a wonderful basic yet incredible soup

Variations:
You can use chicken or beef or vegetable bouillon or broth if you have it.
You can also change the veggies to whatever you have on hand.
Add herbs and seasonings you have on hand too.
Using frozen veggies are the best....no fear of them going bad.
You can use rice or pasta instead of the potatoes... although I would suggest adding them towards the end of the cooking time, so they're not mushy.

This soup once feed me for 2 wks straight..... and 4 days a week for sometime after too.
Yes I got tried of it.... changed the veggies etc. But still ate it knowing how incredibly healthy it was.

Wishing you the best of luck, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

mamalv

MaggieBaking

Apologies mods, I'm sure this needs to go into a big thread somewhere but I can't find one... It is a cheap dinner but it's not 50p cheap, it's quite healthy but it's not quick as it takes just over an hour from start to finish.

Bacon and Beans Cobbler
BBC GoodFood Cookbook - The Collection

Serves 4

Ingredients:

9 rashers streaky bacon, chopped into 3 pieces
1 large onion, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
4 sticks celery, thickly sliced
400g chopped tomatoes
150ml chicken stock
400g butter beans

For the cobbler topping (scones in texture, dumplings in taste):

85g butter
225g self-raising flour
2tsp dried mixed herbs
175ml milk
3 rashers streaky bacon, cut into little pieces


In a large saucepan (or a hob-oven casserole dish) fry the onion in the olive oil for 2-3 minutes.
Add the 9 rashers of bacon and fry for a further 5-6 minutes.
Add the celery and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
Add the tomatoes and stock and bring to the boil.
Cover, and turn the heat down to a simmer for 20 minutes.

In the meantime make the cobber topping: Rub together the butter and flour till well mixed. Stir in the herbs, a pinch of salt, and the milk.

When the 20 minutes are up, preheat the oven to 180c.
Add the tin of butter beans to the tomato mix and season. Mix together.
Transfer to an oven proof dish (if you need to) and spoon the cobbler topping all over the top.
Sprinkle with the bits of bacon. Cook for 25-30 minutes until golden.

Very filling and quite good for you